Pope appoints Apostolic
Administrator “Sede Plena” in India-based Syro-Malabar Church
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| Bishop Jacob Manathodath of Palghat. |
Pope Francis on June 22 appointed Bishop Jacob Manathodath
of Palghat (Syro-Malabar) as Apostolic Administrator “Sede Plena” of the Major
Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly.
Pope Francis on Friday made an appointment in the
eastern-rite Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, headquartered in
southern India’s Kerala state.
He has appointed Bishop Jacob Manathodath of Palghat (Syro-Malabar)
as Apostolic Administrator “Sede Plena” of the Metropolitan
Archeparchy (archdiocese) of Ernakulam-Angamaly.
Normally, the Pope appoints an apostolic administrator when
a see is vacant (sede vacante), but a “sede plena”appointment
is done in a special case where the see is not vacant, i.e. the
diocesan bishop is still in place.
Hence, Cardinal George Allencherry continues
to be the Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly as well as
the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.
According to Canon 234 - §1 of the 1990 Code of
Canons of Oriental Churches, “the governance of an eparchy, whether
occupied or vacant, is sometimes entrusted by the Roman Pontiff to an apostolic
administrator due to serious and special reasons.”
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI),
the apex body of the Catholic Church in India, comprises the Latin and two
eastern rites – the Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara Churches that claim
their origin from St. Thomas the Apostle.
Of the country’s 180 dioceses, 132 belong to the Latin
rite. Syro-Malabar Church has 34 dioceses, while
the Syro-Malankara has 14.
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